Substance Use Prevention

Under the umbrella of Portland Prevention, our substance use prevention programs use an array of strategies to target populations, ranging from adolescents to adults, with the goal of empowering people to make choices that will ensure healthy and productive lives while providing options that help reduce the harm caused by drug use.

Community Drug Drop Box* locations are available in the following towns:
*Medications only - No Needles

Bridget Rauscher

The Public Health Dept's Maternal and Child Health Nurses are now offering a Story Hour in Spanish at their “Baby Hub" time. This is a free to the public month-long series beginning March 19 on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 pm at the Reiche School. Read on...

Patients can now make appointments online for the India Street STD Clinic. Visit https://portlandmaine.gov/863/STD-Clinic to book now.
Limited appointments are offered on Tuesday afternoons followed by drop-in hours and Thursday is now all appointments. Read on...

The Public Health Division’s Minority Health Program is pleased to announce the publication of its 2018 Minority Health Assessment Report. The assessment was administered through a survey to participants selected through non-random quota sampling. Read on...